Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Donald MacLeod (“Domhnall Shìm”)
Location
Ross-shire, Achnahaird
Date
10/1969
lìrean[lʹi:ɾɑṉ] Notes: (1) slimy green grass growing in wells. (2) brownish version grows in the sea – caught in nets.
lugas[ɫu̜ɡəs] Notes: lugworm.
mathachdainnNotes: manure.
plocNotes: liver fluke.
saidhle[s[ɤı]lə] Notes: sheep-tick.
sanndagNotes: sand-eel.
seillean[ʃelʹɑ̃ṉ] Notes: honey bee.
sgolldair[sɡ[ɤu̜]ɫd̪əɾ] Notes: jelly-fish.
sliseagNotes: earmark.
smeigead[smɛɡʹəd̪] Notes: chin.
anait[ɑ̃ṉɑtʹ] Notes: two-year-old heifer which hasn’t calved.
cladhanNotes: byre drain.
connspriachNotes: wasp.
corra-sgreadhach[kɔrəsɡɾɛɑx] Notes: heron.
déadhann[dʹe:ən̪] Notes: hobble between two front legs of a horse.
fochaidQuotation: a’ fochaid. Notes: mocking.
gàmalan[ɡɑ̃:mᵊɫɑ̃ṉ] Notes: applied to a very young bird [?].
gobhlachanNotes: earwig.

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